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A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool developed by [http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~mboutin Mimi]. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students. The design and underlying software are also controlled by students. | A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool developed by [http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~mboutin Mimi]. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students. The design and underlying software are also controlled by students. | ||
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| − | + | == Why the name “Kiwi”? == | |
Because, in a sense, the Kiwi is the opposite of a wiki page in Wikipedia: while the goal of a wiki page is to have supposedly knowledgeable people collectively build an authoritative reference on a subject, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource. The end result is very different: instead of a single, agreed upon reference, we end up with a pot pourri of information. The navigational challenges presented by the latter illustrate the true nature of the problem of learning in the real world. | Because, in a sense, the Kiwi is the opposite of a wiki page in Wikipedia: while the goal of a wiki page is to have supposedly knowledgeable people collectively build an authoritative reference on a subject, the goal of the kiwi is to have people who, a priori, know nothing about a subject collectively build their own learning resource. The end result is very different: instead of a single, agreed upon reference, we end up with a pot pourri of information. The navigational challenges presented by the latter illustrate the true nature of the problem of learning in the real world. | ||
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A multidimensional, multimedia, self-adaptive, collective learning tool.
A multidimensional, multimedia, self-adaptive, collective learning tool.
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What is a Kiwi?
A “Kiwi” is a student-driven internet-based learning tool developed by Mimi. More precisely, it is a repository of linked multimedia content collectively created by students. The design and underlying software are also controlled by students.
